DSS COACHING MEMBERSHIP
Better sessions.
More confident coaching.
For coaches developing players and teams in Gaelic football, hurling and goalkeeping.
Turn ideas into practice with Gaelic football practices and videos, hurling sessions, tactical explanations, player-development tools and a community of coaches who understand your game.
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11 resource areas
From on-pitch practice to whole-player development.
Learn. Adapt. Coach.
Video explanations, practical plans and editable resources.
A coaching community
Share questions, ideas and experience with other members.
One membership. Two ways to join.
Choose the payment schedule that suits you. Both plans give you the same resource library and community access.
Annual membership
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Watch it. Adapt it. Bring it to your next session.
Play these two Gaelic football practice videos, then use the coaching prompts below. They give you a taste of the practical ideas inside the membership.
Counter Press Square
A development of the traditional possession square with dynamic overloads. Watch for movement, support and quick decisions. A simple option for an engaging warm-up.
Try it: adjust the space and numbers to suit your group. Observe how players react when possession changes, then ask what helped them support the player on the ball.
Goals & Points
Set up three lanes with a 1v1 in each. Score points in the outside lanes and goals in the middle. Keep players in their lane for 2β3 minutes before rotating.
Coach it: encourage quick movements and positive attacking on the ball. Use the rotation to give each player experience of the different finishing challenges.
FREE PRACTICE PLANS
Two ideas to take onto the pitch.
Open and save these DSS Gaelic football practice plans. Each brings together a pitch diagram, setup, coaching points and progressions. Adapt the challenge to your players.
3v3+3 Possession Game
Develop playing out of pressure, support angles and combination play with three neutral players.
Possession to the forward players
Explore a possession practice that connects combination play with a longer pass into the forward players.
INSIDE THE PAID MEMBERSHIP
Gaelic football practices and videos. Ideas for your next session.
See real previews from the DSS Community: Gaelic football, hurling and individual player development. Members get the full videos, coaching explanations and available downloads inside the library.
A complete hurling session
Barry Mullane takes you from handling and shooting warm-ups into possession games, 3v3 practices and larger-sided games focused on attacking at pace and reacting in defence.
Decision-making & game sense
Explore overloads, zones, multiple goals and conditioned games, with Barryβs voiceover explaining how to adapt space and player numbers to create the right challenge.
Individual development plans
Ross Bennett walks through player priorities, measuring progress and the review process. Members can use the editable PowerPoint IDP template to put it into practice.
Counter Press Square
A Gaelic football video practice developing the traditional possession square with dynamic overloads. Use it to spark movement, quick decisions and an engaging warm-up.
Goals & Points
A Gaelic football 1v1 three-lane practice: score points in the outside lanes and goals in the middle. The video illustrates direct attacking, quick feet and positive play on the ball.
Hot Box: 1v1 tackling
A Gaelic football tackling practice from the community. Explore the challenge of defending in a small space alongside possession, attacking and transition practices.
Gym exercise library
See how DSS demonstrates exercises such as deadlifts, squats and jumps, then use the coaching resources to support your playersβ physical development.
Home gym, HIIT & core
Explore beginner, intermediate and advanced HIIT and core sessions, plus mobility and stability programmes in the home-gym area.
Develop the session. Develop the whole player.
Follow a specific topic or explore across the full membership. Each area gives you practical material to adapt to your own players.
Gaelic football practices & videos
Technical passing, possession games, kick-outs, match scenarios, small-sided games, childrenβs activities and FRC new-rules content. Use video demonstrations and coaching explanations to adapt the practice to your group.
Hurling & goalkeeping
Hurling passing, puck-outs, game scenarios and match-day warm-ups; goalkeeper handling, physical development and mentality.
Session planning
Full session plans, team plans, individual development plans and position essentials. Build a clear purpose into every practice.
Strength & conditioning
Gym exercise demonstrations including back squats, deadlifts and split squats, alongside physical and fitness development, mobility and home-gym sessions.
Sport science
Training-load analysis, recovery, nutrition, psychology and performance analysis, alongside journal articles and visual infographics.
Tactics in action
Tactical practices and vlogs help you connect training with match-day decisions. Explore Deely Dilemmas and coaching explanations.
Keep learning between sessions.
Webinars and workshops: coaching approaches, player and team development, S&C, coaching clinics, presentations and CPD sessions.
Vlogs, DSS DNA and member-only blogs: coaching reflections, tactical ploys and practical discussion. Recent examples include Rossβs first steps as a new manager and Ciaranβs 5v3 + 3 Up possession practice.
Your 11 areas: Gaelic Football, Hurling, Goalkeeping, Strength & Conditioning, Session Planning, Sport Science, Webinars, Workshops, Vlogs, DSS DNA and Members Only Blogs.
YOUR MEMBER ADVANTAGE
Take the Level 1 certificate for β¬90.
Members save 25% on the β¬120 DSS Certificate in Sports Performance Coaching. Add it at membership checkout for a one-time β¬90.
Joining now and studying later? Your 25% coupon code is in the membership welcome email and the DSS Coaching membership WhatsApp community.
The certificate is an optional separate course.
Explore all eight modules
Meet the tutors, see the course content and watch Module 1, Section 1 free.
Preview the certificateLearn from the DSS coaching team.
Get practical perspectives from coaches working across coaching, player development and sport science.
Ciaran Deely
Coaching & sport science
Ross Bennett
Player development & performance
Steven Poacher
Coaching & tactical practice
Barry Mullane
Hurling coaching
Joe Coulter
Coaching & operations
What members say
Ronan Sheehan
Down Coach
I've gained immense value from my membership over the years. Beyond the quality of SSGs and insights into team preparation, the WhatsApp groups alone are a goldmine of experience, debate, and practical advice. I highly recommend it to any coach, whether just starting out or looking to level up.
Daniel St Ledger
St Sylvester's Manager
DSS simplifies the complexities of coaching, offering practical solutions that make a real difference on the field - especially visuals which allows players to visualise tactics and restarts.
Thomas O'Hare
Mayobridge Secretary
Many of club members have signed up to DSS and we are seeing a major revolution in our coaching ethos as a result.
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